Legitimacy and legality in international law : an interactional account / Jutta Brunnée and Stephen J. Toope.
2010
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Title
Legitimacy and legality in international law : an interactional account / Jutta Brunnée and Stephen J. Toope.
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Call Number
KZ1251 .B78 2010
ISBN
9780521880657
0521880653
9780521706834 (pbk.)
0521706831 (pbk.)
0521880653
9780521706834 (pbk.)
0521706831 (pbk.)
Description
xviii, 411 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)503072963
Summary
"It has never been more important to understand how international law enables and constrains international politics. By drawing together the legal theory of Lon Fuller and the insights of constructivist international relations scholars, this book articulates a pragmatic view of how international obligation is created and maintained. First, legal norms can only arise in the context of social norms based on shared understandings. Second, internal features of law, or 'criteria of legality', are crucial to law's ability to promote adherence, to inspire 'fidelity'. Third, legal norms are built, maintained or destroyed through a continuing practice of legality. Through case studies of the climate-change regime, the anti-torture norm, and the prohibition on the use of force, it is shown that these three elements produce a distinctive legal legitimacy and a sense of commitment among those to whom law is addressed"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [358]- 387) and index.
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Table of Contents
Table Of Cases
xii
Table Of Treaties
xiv
Preface
xv
Introduction
1
1.
An Interactional Account: The Hard Work Of International Law
5
2.
IR Theory And Legal Obligation
9
3.
Interactional Theory And Its Application
15
1.
An Interactional Theory Of International Legal Obligation
20
1.
Introduction
20
2.
Fuller's Legal Theory
20
3.
Fuller And International Law
33
4.
Conclusion
55
2.
Shared Understandings: The Underpinnings Of Law
56
1.
Introduction
56
2.
Shared Understandings In International Society: The Contribution Of IR
56
3.
Shared Understandings And Interactional Law
65
4.
Diversity And Power In International Society
77
5.
Conclusion
86
3.
Interactional Law And Compliance: Law's Hidden Power
88
1.
Introduction
88
2.
Interactional Obligation And Compliance Distinguished
92
3.
The Role Of Obligation
94
4.
Promoting Compliance: Lessons From Interactional Law
98
5.
Conclusion
124
4.
Climate Change: Building A Global Legal Regime
126
1.
Introduction
126
2.
The Global Climate Regime: Key Features And Evolution
131
3.
Shared Understandings
141
4.
Criteria Of Legality
177
5.
Practice Of Legality
194
6.
The Copenhagen Accord
204
7.
Conclusion
216
5.
Torture: Undermining Normative Ambition
220
1.
Introduction
220
2.
Shared Understandings
223
3.
The Prohibition On Torture And The Criteria Of Legality
250
4.
Prohibiting Torture And The Practice Of Legality
259
5.
Conclusion
268
6.
The Use Of Force: Normative Ebb And Flow
271
1.
Introduction
271
2.
The Prohibition On The Use Of Force
273
3.
Exceptions To The Prohibition On The Use Of Force
284
4.
Conclusion
349
Conclusion
350
1.
Shared Understandings
350
2.
Adherence To The Criteria Of Legality
351
3.
Continuous Practice: The Hard Work Of International Law
352
4.
Interactional International Law: What We Do Not Claim
354
5.
Implications For International Law-Makers
355
Bibliography
358
Index
388